This is a fulltime 1 year fixed term contract, Working a flexible 37 hour week, with core hours of 10:00 - 16:00. 

The purpose of this job within the formulation group is to support the client in both Manufacturing and R&D efforts by conducting formulation, pre-formulation activities with analysis and characterization of the samples generated.

Job Responsibilities

• Practical support for small scale manufacturing and pre-formulation activities for the development of drug product batches to be utilized in oral solid dosage forms, including planning, execution (including set up and clean down) and writing up of lab work. Examples may include but not limited to roller compaction, blending, tablet compression, coating, encapsulation as well supporting in-use stability activities.
• Product and Materials characterization support (including techniques such tablet characterization, Particle Size Analysis, powder flow, and bulk properties of formulations such as rheology and polymer characterization).
• Interpretation of data and contributing to writing internal development protocols and reports.
• Write laboratory reports ensuring accurate and timely data reporting and analysis is maintained.
• Supporting design, prototype and scale up of drug product formulations and manufacturing processes.
• Provide technical support to downstream activities, including product control strategy, technology transfer and launch, and relevant protocols and reports.
• Equipment and instrumentation ownership, assisting with the maintenance, upkeep and calibration.
• Familiarisation with electronic lab notebooks and ALCOA principles for the recording of data.
• Identify and resolve promptly any problems occurring at any phase of a study, escalating to the line manager where necessary.
• Write or constructively review SOP’s, Protocols, technical reports, risk assessments as required.